Island covered by ice80%
Field note · Greenland interior
Polar field guide 01
The biggest island
under snow & ice.
Greenland is a land of immense scale, where a living coastline wraps around one of Earth’s oldest ice sheets.
83°NHIGH ARCTIC
59°NOPEN WATER
Kalaallit Nunaatland of the people
2.16Msquare kilometres
~80%covered by ice sheet
3,694mhighest summit
The world’s largest island — not a continent.
Read the landscape
One island.
Three icy stories.
Tap a field note to see how snow, ice, and sea shape life at the top of the world.
A day at the edge
The sun does not
keep ordinary hours.
Drag the dial to feel the seasonal swing between polar night and midnight sun.
12hours of light
A balanced equinox day